Publication available: Nordic Action on Climate Change

Wed, Nov 01, 2017

The booklet published by the Nordic Council of Ministers presents actions taken by the Nordic countries to speed the transition to a sustainable low-carbon society. It is available for download on the Norden website.

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International tutorial workshop "Teaching indigenous languages and literatures in the Arctic" in Yakutia

Tue, Oct 31, 2017

The workshop will take place March 20 - 23, 2018 at Topolinskaya comprehensive secondary school in Yakutia, Russia. The workshop is jointly organized by the North-Eastern Federal University and Topolinskaya school as a part of the UArctic Thematic Network "Arctic Lingua" activities and is supported by the Ministry of Educatio...

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Prince Albert II of Monaco to open UArctic Congress 2018

Tue, Oct 31, 2017

Prince Albert of Monaco will give the main opening address at UArctic Congress 2018 in Oulu, as an invited guest of UArctic and University of Oulu rector Jouko Niinimäki.

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Northern perspective on tourism – University of Lapland launches a new master's degree programme

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

The new programme offers a comprehensive and international approach to tourism and reflects on the growing global influence and relevance of change in the north. It brings together researchers and students from northern universities, with an interest in developing responsible tourism futures. See the 2017 brochure here.

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Student scientific competition of the Russian National Arctic Research and Education Consortium

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

Students of educational institutions participating in the Russian National Arctic Research and Education Consortium are invited to take part in the competition of scientific works on the Arctic. The winners will be awarded money prize and the opportunity to take research internships in the Consortium participating organizations.

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Four Digital Science Reports 2016 - 2017 now available in Russian

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

In collaboration with the UArctic Research office and Northern (Arctic) Federal University in Arkhangelsk, Russia, four Digital Science reports, originally published in 2016 and 2017, have now been translated into Russian, published by NArFU and presented at the official event of the Russian Academic Excellence Project, “5Top...

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Arctic Council meets in Finland, addresses pollution prevention and education

Fri, Oct 27, 2017

At the meeting just concluded in Oulu, Finland, the Arctic Council addressed overarching issues for the region like pollution prevention and education. 

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11th Finnish Russian Seminar for Higher Education Cooperation “Creating a New Story”

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

The seminar, organized 11-12 December 2017 in Lappeenranta, Finland, focuses on deepening the Finnish-Russian cooperation, new forms of cooperation, and latest research on higher education international cooperation.

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11-й финско-российский семинар по вопросам сотрудничества в сфере высшего образования «Создание новой истории»

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

Семинар, который состоится 11-12 декабря 2017 г. в Лаппеенранта, Финляндия, будет направлен на углубление финско-российского сотрудничества, развитие новых форм сотрудничества и представление последних исследований в области международного сотрудничества в высшем образовании.

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Arctic Day in the Nordic COP23 pavilion, Nov 10

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

The Nordic countries have a joint #nordicsolutions pavilion at the UN Climate negotiations in Bonn on 6-17 November 2017, under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Save the date for the Arctic Day in the Nordic Pavilion on November 10th.

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Strengthening research and development work in rural Yakutia

Wed, Oct 25, 2017

Since the UArctic Thematic Network on Local and Regional Development in the North was established in 2006 the TN has contributed strongly to social and economic change and development in many rural communities and regions of Yakutia in northern Russia and other parts of the Circumpolar North. The TN's most recent meeting was...

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EduLaw - a new project introducing modules on law and rights in programmes of teacher training and educational sciences

Wed, Oct 25, 2017

"EduLaw" (ELA) is a new interdisciplinary project, which has united teachers and lawyers from 12 partner universities across Europe and Russia in order to create a series of online modules on education law.

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Arctic Council at COP23: Climate change in the Arctic and its global impacts

Tue, Oct 24, 2017

On 6 November 2017, the Arctic Council will host an official side event at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany. The event — “The global implications of a rapidly-changing Arctic” — will present the latest science on Arctic climate change and its implications for the rest of the world.

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LLL Online Sessions at The 29th Congress of Nordic Historians

Mon, Oct 23, 2017

The Lars Levi Laestadius Online project hosted two panels at the the 29th Congress of Nordic Historians which was held at Aalborg University, 15-18 August 2017. 

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Call for the V International Arctic Legal Forum in Saint-Petersburg

Mon, Oct 23, 2017

The V International Arctic Legal Forum "Protection and Sustainable Development of The Arctic: Legal Aspects" will be organized by the Government of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug together with the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation November 29th - December 2nd. Legal...

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